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1
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hotchpotch

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miszmasz

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to keep abreast of sth

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być z czymś na bierząco

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to have a hand in

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mieć w czymś udział

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4
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to be fraught with danger

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być najeżonym niebezpieczeństwami

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to do one’s utmost to…

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dać z siebie wszystko żeby…

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my presentation well over well with the boss

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moja prezentacja spodobała się szefowi

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quip

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witty comment (v&n)

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to go into business producing it

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zacząć produkować…

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9
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to agree to a loan

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przyznań kredyt

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low-key

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cichy, spokojny, kameralny

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a kissing cousin

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daleki krewny

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remnants

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leftover, surplus

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fester

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intensify, smoulder (tlić się, nie wygasać)

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heredity

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inheritance

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kindle

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ignite, inflame\

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precipitate

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osad

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17
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presuppose

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assume

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18
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tacky

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lepki

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19
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no-screen policy

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Digital learning environment

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a looming issue

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as if imminent danger

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inevitably

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inescapably

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hype n.

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extensive publicity

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hype v.

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promote sth; stimulate [demand, economy]

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process skills

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finding information

25
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flipping the classroom

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learning via compuer with an ad hoc assistance from t.

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animosity

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hatred

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crumple

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crush up [paper, garment]

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refinement

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elegance; improvement

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deftly

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skillfully, swiftly

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daunt

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discourage

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disdain

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scorn, contempt

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incongruity

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discrepency, inconsistency

33
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surge in

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increase

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gaudy

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flashy, ostentatious, without taste

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gloss

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glaze, shine

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magpie

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talker; scavenger

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exorbitant

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excessive

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ongoing

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undergoing

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eager beaver

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excessively zelous

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go getter

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doer

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bigwig

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VIP

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groggy

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dizzy, confused

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mugged at gunpoint

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metaphor. to be forced

44
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to go off the grid

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dissapear; untraceable; to live outside of normal commun.

45
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crackerjack

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rewelacyjny

46
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enunciate

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speak clearly; sformułować, wyłożyć [idea, concept, fact]

47
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crony

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buddy, chum

48
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to be on the wane

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decrease

49
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gauge /geidż/

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measure, estimate

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apportion

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distribute, allocate